Ozzy Osbourne fans in tears as Steven Tyler rocks MTV | Music News

Fans of rock legend Ozzy Osbourne have been moved to tears by his heartfelt MTV VMAs tribute, which featured some of music’s greatest stars celebrating the late Prince of Darkness.

Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler and Joe Perry, Yungblud, Ozzy’s bandmate Adam Wakeman, and Extreme’s Nuno Bettencourt graced the stage to pay homage to the previous Black Sabbath frontman, who handed away on July 22 at the age of 76.

The homage featured Yungblud delivering renditions of Ozzy’s Crazy Train and Changes. Tyler and Perry delivered Mama, I’m Coming Home, with Yungblud later becoming a member of the efficiency.

Viewers watching the awards show at home have been thrilled with how Ozzy was celebrated, though some could not help but observe that Tyler appeared to overcome his vocal difficulties.

One particular person posted on X, previously Twitter, “Steven Tyler Sings! That is a headline, even if it’s for Ozzy! (You see, he’s had throat problems lately).” Another commented, “Yungblud also saved the f— outta us listening to just Steven Tyler. I’m just sayin.”

A 3rd praised, “For Steven Tyler to be singing like that at 77 is W I L D.”

In 2024, Aerosmith’s mid-tour revelation that the group was retiring after 5 a long time highlighted Tyler’s lesser-known condition. The band revealed on its web site and its X account that Tyler’s persistent vocal issues led them to the “heartbreaking” alternative to stop performing.

“As you know, Steven’s voice is an instrument like no other,” the assertion read. “He has spent months tirelessly working on getting his voice to where it was before his injury. We’ve seen him struggling despite having the best medical team by his side.

“Sadly, it’s clear that a full recovery from his vocal injury shouldn’t be potential. We have made a heartbreaking and troublesome, but crucial, choice – as a band of brothers – to retire from the touring stage.”

Overall, though, supporters applauded Ozzy’s VMAs homage, with one viewer commenting, “Yungblud did an superb job with the tribute. I actually cried from the ending clip of Ozzy.”

Someone else commented, “That was superb, but Ozzy ought to’ve gotten the entire show. Nobody else on this show means as a lot as him,” while a third declared, “Ozzy’s efficiency had me crying.”

A fourth added, “Amazing tribute to Ozzy! Yungblood and Steven Tyler was excellent! Ozzy can be proud.”

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The rock legend’s official Instagram account revealed the “once-in-a-lifetime” showcase ahead of the ceremony, posting, “@Aerosmith’s @IAmStevenT and @JoePerryOfficial, @yungblud, @AdamWakeman1 and @NunoBettencourtOfficial will unite for a once-in-a-lifetime efficiency honoring Ozzy with a medley of his biggest hits this Sunday on @CBStv.”

When the announcement dropped, enthusiasts shared their excitement about the development. One individual posted in the replies, “Omg, this is phenomenal news, Ozzy Forever,” and another responded, “That is superior! I look ahead to seeing them honor Ozzy.”

One fan chimed in, “Looking ahead to this! Any tribute to Ozzy is a show of respect and love for Ozzy,” while another wrote, “So glad to see this. I do know these guys will do an superb tribute to Ozzy.”

Yungblud has been open about his close relationship with Ozzy and the profound sorrow he’s experienced since Ozzy’s passing just days after his electrifying performance at Villa Park in Birmingham during Black Sabbath’s Back to the Beginning farewell concert.

The 28-year-old admitted that coping with his mentor’s death was “overwhelming” after previously praising the star as “the best of all time” in a heartfelt message. Yungblud told The Times, “I told a pal that I assumed Ozzy had another 5 albums in him. And then he did the show, and then he died. It’s so overwhelming.”

He continued, “I just love him, and proper until the very end, he supported me. I get emotional because I’ve cherished him since I used to be about two. He taught me self-belief, and so I’m going to take his spirit and make sure all people is aware of for the remainder of my life who Ozzy Osbourne was – he meant all the pieces to me.”

On July 22, mere hours after the news of the star’s death broke, Yungblud took to Instagram to post personal photos of himself chatting with and smiling next to wheelchair-bound Ozzy.

In a heartfelt message, he penned, “I did not suppose you would depart so soon the last time we met you have been so full of life and your chuckle stuffed up the room. But as it’s written with legends, they appear to know the issues that we do not.

“I will never forget you – you will be in every single note I sing and with me every single time I walk on stage. Your cross around my neck is the most precious thing I own. You asked me once if there was anything you could do for me, and as I said then, and as I will say now, for all of us, the music was enough.

“You took us on your journey – an journey that began it all. I’m really heartbroken. You have been the best of all time.”

On July 30, Ozzy’s partner, Sharon Osbourne, along with their three offspring, Kelly, Jack, and Aimee, participated in Ozzy’s memorial procession through his birthplace of Birmingham, England. The Osbourne household halted the procession to pay respects to the musician with flower preparations at Black Sabbath Bridge.

Ozzy’s intensive relationship with MTV spans Headbanger’s Ball during the Nineteen Eighties, Battle for Ozzfest, and his revolutionary actuality tv show The Osbournes, among quite a few other tasks. Additionally, a lot of Ozzy’s early solo profession success, that includes hits like Bark at the Moon and Crazy Train, stemmed from their fixed airplay on MTV.

The deceased performer also obtained the coveted MTV EMA’s Global Icon Award in 2014. This 12 months, Paramount+ will premiere the full-length documentary Ozzy Osbourne: No Escape From Now.